Hougang Japanese Language School in Singapore

Our aim of teaching the Japanese language is to let our students communicate with Japanese without difficulties. Studying grammars, vocaburaries and listening comprehensions of JLPT (The Japanese Language Procifiency Test) is the firstest and the most effective way to reach our goal.

So, we concentrate on studying JLPT after completing the basic course (from Elementary 1 to Advance 1 at our school).

The details of each course are explained below.

Study hours include resess (Normally 10 minutes at every lesson).

Elementary 1

This course is designed for people who have no knowledge of the Japanese Language at all. For this course, you will learn a type of Japanese writing characters known as the HIRAGANA, as well as basic grammar and simple conversations. Upon the completion of this course, you should be able to engage in very simple conversations and greetings.

For this course, KATAKANA, another type of Japanese writing characters, will be taught. You will also learn sentences in plain-style, a style often used among close friends. Upon the completion of this course, you should know how to make requests, get permission, as well as convey your intentions.

During this course, you will learn more about the usage of plain-style sentences. Basic KANJI (Chinese characters used in the Japanese Language) will also be taught. KANJI is the most complicated set of writing characters in Japanese. After completing this course, you can take Level N5 (the 'N' may stand for both 'Nihongo' and 'New') of the J.L.P.T (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) conducted by the Japan Foundation in Tokyo.

In this course, you will learn the various ways of constructing Japanese sentences. Upon completing this course, you should be able to write diary, letters etc. without any difficulties. You can also take Level N4 of the J.L.P.T.

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (known as J.L.P.T.) has been conducted by the Japan Foundation and the Association of International Education since 1984 due to the fact that the number of students studying Japanese want to have an opportunity which their proficiency can be certified. The test is held at the beginning of December every year, and you can apply for the test at our school. The test is divided into 5 levels (Level N1 to N5. Level N1 is the highest.), and each test is made up of two sections: a Reading Test and a Listening Test.